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World Series May Attract Smallest Audience Ever
This year's World Series matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros was nowhere near the television draw of last year's. Game 1 on Saturday averaged 15 million viewers, down from 21 million a year ago while Game 2 averaged 17.2 million, down from 25.5 million. If the trend continues, this year's Series is likely to wind up as the least-watched in history, while last year's produced the biggest audience since 1995. (Tuesday's ratings for the Series were up considerably but still far behind last year's.)

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 17.7/27.0;
2. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 15.9/23.0;
3. Without a Trace, CBS, 13.4/22.0;
4. Lost, ABC, 12.7/19.0;
5. CSI: Miami, CBS, 12.1/19.0;
6. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 11.9/18.0;
7. NCIS, CBS, 11.6/18.0;
8. MLB World Series Game 2 -- Houston vs. Chicago, Fox, 11.1/17.0;
9. Commander in Chief, ABC, 10.7/16.0;
10. 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.6/17.

// posted by Chuck @ 10/26/2005 02:02:00 PM